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Christmas meals: eating local and seasonal

When you think of a Christmas meal, do you think of vegetables? It certainly isn’t the most...

December 15th, 2021|

Carbon and cucumbers: solving the conundrum on growing more with less

Between the dramatic rises in gas prices in the last year and the need to cut emissions to curb...

November 17th, 2021|

Life Cycle Analysis - Part 1 - How to Survive an LCA

As part of our commitment to our mission (improve the health of people, plants and biomes) and to...

October 15th, 2021|

PHD studies with PhytlSigns

How did you arrive at Agroscope Changins? It is quite a funny story actually.

August 12th, 2021|

High performance in the office: interview with Jose Ojeda

Working in a start-up can be very hectic. There is a risk that social and ethical values can be...

July 22nd, 2021|

Plant electrophysiology: an interview with Andrzej Kurenda

Vivent’s Chief Scientific Officer Andrzej Kurenda has been fascinated by plants since he was a...

July 8th, 2021|

Rediscovering the office: A green building for a green start-up

In the autumn of 2020, between two lockdowns, we moved to our new premises in Gland, taking offices...

May 25th, 2021|

Have you ever seen a wild tomato?

Our May newsletter focuses on work related to the most important greenhouse crop – tomatoes.

May 7th, 2021|

Sustainability startups are hot stuff – is the talent out there ?

Sifted‘s Connor Bilboe recently interviewed Vivent’s Sustainability Manager, Marina Martin Curran,...

May 6th, 2021|

Healthy agriculture, healthy people

World Health Day falls on April 7th. The theme this year is “Let’s build a fairer, healthier world...

April 7th, 2021|